Seven-year-old Jai’Mani Amir Rivera was killed by a single rifle shot on the afternoon of June 18, 2024, after stepping outside his building in the 2300 block of West Jackson Boulevard in Chicago’s Near West Side. His family said he was outgoing, believed he was Spider-Man, and was excited to start second grade and play football. The Cook County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the torso.

Surveillance footage, an anonymous tip, and witness statements showed a shooter approach on foot, fire with what was believed to be an assault-style rifle, and flee; police recovered 13 rifle casings but not the weapon. Investigators say Jai’Mani was not the intended target. Less than 48 hours later police and a fugitive task force arrested 16-year-old Raysean Comer at his home. Comer was charged as an adult with first-degree murder and personally discharging a firearm causing death and was ordered held in juvenile custody while awaiting trial as of June 2024.

Police have not established a motive for the shooting. Did anyone in the neighborhood see the shooter or hear anything useful that afternoon?